Location Category: Go Stargazing Site

A place identified by the Go Stargazing team as a good spot to stargaze from. This is based on local light pollution levels, distance from nearby towns and cities and having somewhere safe to park. These locations tend to be remote car parks with no facilities.



Go stargazing site locations

  • Shap Fell Bothy

    Shap, Penrith, Cumbria, LA8

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  • Silbury Hill car park

    Avebury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1QT

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  • Sillyback Lake Car Park – Bodmin Moor

    Sillyback Lake, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 6ER

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  • Slains Castle Car Park

    Cruden Bay, Errolston, Aberdeenshire, AB42 0PW

    Aurora Viewpoint, Go Stargazing Site

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  • Spelga Reservoir South Car Park

    B27 Moyad Road, Kilkeel, County Down, BT34

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  • Spire Cross – Exmoor

    Halse Lane, Near Winsford, Somerset, TA24 7JD, South West

    Go Stargazing Site, Public Venue

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  • St Agnes Head Car Park

    St Agnes Head, St Agnes, Cornwall, TR5 0ST

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  • St Mary’s Island Car Park

    Whitley Bay, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, NE26 4RS

    Aurora Viewpoint, Go Stargazing Site

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  • St Medans Beach Car Park

    Monreith, Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, DG8 8NJ

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  • Stanton’s Pit Nature Reserve

    Witham-on-the-Hill, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 0JN

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  • Staple Plain Car Park – National Trust

    Weacombe, Williton, Somerset, TA4 4EB, South West England

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  • Staxton Hill Car Park

    Willerby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 4TD

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  • Stile Cop Car Park

    Stile Cop Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1QR

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  • Stiperstones Car Park

    Bridges, Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY5 0NL

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  • Stonebarrow – National Trust

    Charmouth, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6RA

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  • Stoney Cross Car Park – Forestry Commission

    Fritham, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7HH

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  • Stump Cross Caverns

    Greenhow Hill, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 5JL

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  • Sutton Bank Star Hub

    Sutton Bank National Park Centre, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 2EX

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  • Swirls Car Park

    Thirlmere, Keswick

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  • Talkin Tarn Country Park

    Farlam, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 1HN

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  • Tarn Hows Car Park – Lake District

    Hawkshead Hill, Hawkshead, Cumbria, LA22 0PP

    Aurora Viewpoint, Go Stargazing Site

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  • The Bog Mine Car Park

    The Bog, Sniperstones, Shropshire, SY5 0NG

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  • The High Force Hotel

    Alston Road, Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, DL12 0XH

    Go Stargazing Site, Stay & Gaze

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  • The Well of Lecht Car Park

    A939 Old Military Road, Tomintoul, Banffshire, AB37

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  • Tibbs Hollow Picnic Area

    Frampton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9NQ

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  • Titterstone Clee Hill Car Park

    Clee Hill, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 3NY

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  • Trwyn Penmon Point

    Penmon, Beaumaris, Gwynedd, LL58 8RP, null Wales

    Aurora Viewpoint, Go Stargazing Site

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  • Turf Hill Car Park – Forestry Commission

    Hale, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 2QY

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  • Valley of Rocks Car Park – Lynton

    Lynton, Exmoor, Devon, EX35 6JL

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  • Venford Reservoir – Dartmoor

    Holne, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ13 7SS

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